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Leslie Hollister Dight 1910 - 2000

Leslie Hollister Dight of Rese Australia was born on December 29, 1910 to Harry Joseph Pollard Dight and Ethel Elizabeth (Stacey) Dight. He married Annie Margaret Dight, and had a child Keith Robert Dight. Leslie Dight died at age 89 years old on September 29, 2000 in Heidelberg, City of Banyule County, VIC, and was buried at Fawkner Memorial Park Sydney Rd, in Hadfield, City of Merri-bek County.

Leslie Hollister Dight

Rese Australia

December 29, 1910

September 29, 2000

Heidelberg, City of Banyule County, VIC, 3084, Australia

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December 29, 1910

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September 29, 2000

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Heidelberg, City of Banyule County, VIC 3084, Australia
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Fawkner Memorial Park Sydney Rd, in Hadfield, City of Merri-bek County, VIC 3060, Australia
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The Herald Sun, Melbourne. 30th September 2000. DIGHT. - Leslie Hollister, Dec. 29, 1910 - Sept. 29, 2000. Much loved husband of Anne for over 60 years. Loved and loving father to Keith ( dec.), and Cheryl. Loved father-in-law of Wes ( dec.). Loved and respected grandfather to Naomi and Matthew. Passed away after a short illness at the Repatriation Hospital.

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Leslie Hollister Dight lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.

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In 1910, in the year that Leslie Hollister Dight was born, the Mann Act, also called the White-Slave Traffic Act, was signed into law. Its purpose was to make it a felony to engage in interstate or foreign commerce transport of "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose". But the language was so broad that it was also applied to consensual sex between adults when wished.

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In 1921, he was only 11 years old when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.

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